The first of "The Great Eight" to pass. What a phenomenal player he was. He and Hornsby were probably the two greatest 2nd Basemen of all-time.
Acquiring Joe Morgan from Houston was the final cog in the making of Big Red Machine. They could never get over the hump until the arrival of Little Joe.
Baseball may never see a better "starting eight" than that legendary group.
RIP, Joe.
|